FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 2017
Contact: Rennie Sloan, 404-420-5129, rennie.sloan@cartercenter.org
Anxiety Disorders Affect about 18 Percent of U.S. Adults
Â鶹´«Ã½ is hosting a June 15 discussion on anxiety disorders with Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellow Andrea Petersen and Â鶹´«Ã½ Mental Health Program staffer Rebecca Palpant Shimkets. Petersen, a Wall Street Journal health and science contributing writer, will discuss her experience with anxiety. She writes about her personal story, the biology of anxiety, and the most current research on its causes and treatments in her book “On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety” by Crown Publishing Group.
The event will include opening remarks from Rosalynn Carter, co-founder of Â鶹´«Ã½, and is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the Rotunda of Â鶹´«Ã½.
The public is invited to attend and must by June 8. Please note that seating is limited. Media wishing to attend must RSVP to rennie.sloan@cartercenter.org by June 13 at 5 p.m. The event will be broadcast live on the Â鶹´«Ã½ Twitter account . Viewers may join the discussion using #OnEdgeBook. More about the book is . The program schedule is below.
Program Schedule
7:00-7:04 p.m. Ambassador (ret.) Mary Ann Peters, Â鶹´«Ã½ CEO
7:04-7:06 p.m. Rosalynn Carter
7:06-7:40 p.m. Discussion with Andrea Petersen and Rebecca Palpant Shimkets
7:40-7:55 p.m. Audience Q&A
7:55-8:00 p.m. Eve Byrd, Director of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Mental Health Program
8:00-8:30 p.m. Book Signing
Editor’s Note
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A not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization, Â鶹´«Ã½ has helped to improve life for people in over 80 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity; preventing diseases; and improving mental health care. Â鶹´«Ã½ was founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide.
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